‘Queer Reverence’: Aubrey Beardsley’s Venus and Tannhäuser by Nicole Fluhr

“…This radical cropping of the tale has the effect of not merely revising but reversing the Tannhäuser legend’s moral in its preference of pagan values over Christian. In excising the physical journey to Rome along with the guilt-induced repentance that sends Tannhäuser there, Beardsley’s text denies the pope the power to condemn or to save; at the same time, it refuses the troubadour the identity of sinner. …”
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The Prevalence of Depression Among Parkinson’s Disease Patients in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Al-Qahtani Z, Alqahtani ASM, Alzuhairi AMS, Qarah M, Alqarni AA, Alqahtani AOM, AlShehri FAA, Alqathanin MAA, Alshahrani OMO, Alqahtani MAF, Mahmood SE

“…Furthermore, cognitive impairment increased the likelihood of anxiety by 11 times [OR = 11.43, 95% CI (1.83– 71.42), p = 0.009].Conclusion: The study reveals a high prevalence of depression and anxiety among Parkinson’s disease patients, linked to physical impairments and social isolation. Many patients report no mental health improvement despite treatment, highlighting the need for routine mental health assessments, social support, and tailored interventions to enhance their quality of life. …”
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Efficacy of Amblyseius swirskii (Athias-Henriot) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and Alternaria destruens (Ascomycota: Pleosporaceae) for managing Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley (Hemiptera:... by Mohamed El Aalaoui, Said Rammali, Fatima Zahra Kamal, Alin Ciobică, Bouchaib Bencharki, Abdellatif Rahim, Luminita Diana Hritcu, Laura Romila, Vasile Burlui, Mohamed Sbaghi

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Determining the Prevalence of Pain in Adult Patients Hospitalized in a University Hospital in Western Türkiye: An Observational Point Prevalence Study by Erkan Özduran, Volkan Hancı, Yüksel Erkin, Ali Avcı, Ali Emircan Ilgınlı, Burakcan Budakın, Deniz Metin Açıkgöz, Gökhan Gökmen, Mehmet Fatih Erfidan, Muhammed Can Feda Dinç, Rana Elif Aydoğdu, Soner Demircan, Tunahan Birkol

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Codicology in Lithuania in 1918-1990: Between Book History and Palaeography by Rima Cicėnienė

“…The concept expanded to include the study of manuscripts in various aspects - from their physical structure to the reception of written culture. …”
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Acute effect of exercise with or without the integration of cooperative activities on inhibitory control in preadolescent school children by Melanie Berger, Markus Gerber, Sebastian Ludyga

“…Do different cognitive domains mediate the association between moderate‐to‐vigorous physical activity and adolescents’ off‐task behaviour in the classroom? …”
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Perspektywiczne kierunki rozwoju biologii człowieka w Polsce, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem auksologii by Napoleon Wolański, Anna Siniarska

“…In most of countries, physical anthropology is still understood as natural history on Man, his variation in time and space, and as the biological base for social practices. …”
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Correlations of Cancer-Related Fatigue with Clinicopathological Features and Quality of Life in Gastric Cancer by Dong Liu, A-Dong Xia, Yue-Long Xing, Kai Zhang, Dan Chen

“…Patients with mild, moderate, and severe CRF showed statistically significant differences in physical functioning (83.34±21.12 vs. 65.23±21.14 vs. 32.25±17.29, F=15.382, P<0.001), role emotional (72.53±21.21 vs. 67.33±27.56 vs. 54.37±26.45, F=14.483, P<0.001), fatigue (49.12±18.44 vs. 54.61±26.64 vs. 67.51±14.27, F=13.581, P<0.001), bodily pain (56.56±25.12 vs. 76.43±21.71 vs. 80.32±12.39, F=14.582, P<0.001), appetite reduction (57.45±25.47 vs. 69.51±16.21 vs. 76.23±27.58, F=14.592, P<0.001), and overall health status and quality of life (67.21±19.45 vs. 53.43±22.32 vs. 43.43±12.52, F=16.494, P<0.001). …”
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Editorial by Teddy Surya Gunawan

“…Similarly, the application of fuzzy logic for vehicle speed control and the development of SolatExo—a passive exoskeleton for individuals with physical disabilities—illustrate how engineering transcends traditional boundaries to address societal needs. …”
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Supporting teams with designing for dissemination and sustainability: the design, development, and usability of a digital interactive platform by Maura M. Kepper, Allison J. L’Hotta, Thembekile Shato, Bethany M. Kwan, Russell E. Glasgow, Douglas Luke, Andrea K. Graham, Ana A. Baumann, Ross C. Brownson, Brad Morse

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Parental Mental Health and Child Maltreatment in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Importance of Sampling in a Quantitative Statistical Study by Lara Engelke, Claudia Calvano, Steffi Pohl, Sibylle Maria Winter, Babette Renneberg

“…ResultsCompared to parents from the quota sample, parents from the convenience sample reported significantly more parental stress (η2=0.024); decreased subjective health (η2=0.016); more anxiety and depression symptoms (η2=0.055); more general stress (η2=0.044); more occurrences of verbal emotional abuse (VEA; φ=0.12), witnessing domestic violence (WDV; φ=0.13), nonverbal emotional abuse (NEA; φ=0.03), physical abuse (φ=0.10), and emotional neglect (φ=0.06); and an increase of child maltreatment (VEA: exp(B)=2.95; WDV: exp(B)=3.19; NEA: exp(B)=1.65). …”
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Diet restriction and exercise alleviate cognitive reduction of high fat diet (HFD)-induced obese mice by rescuing inflammation-mediated compromised insulin signaling pathway throug... by Hu Zhang, Ye Zhang, Jiling Liang, Jiahang Li, Miao He, Xin Liu, Jielun Huang, Minghui Wang, Jingjing Fan, Ning Chen

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Expedited Colorectal Cancer Detection Through a Dexterous Hybrid CADx System With Enhanced Image Processing and Augmented Polyp Visualization by Akella Subrahmanya Narasimha Raju, K. Venkatesh, Ranjith Kumar Gatla, Marwa M. Eid, Aymen Flah, Zdenek Slanina, Ramy N. R. Ghaly

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Multiparameter resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging as an indicator of neuropsychological changes in Binswanger’s disease with mild cognitive impairment by Haiyi Zhang, Lu Zhang, Juan Lu, Jiajun Yue, Zhengzhen Yuan, Jidan Hu, Qi Yao, Yuting Fu, Guiquan Chen, Jiliang Fang, Jie Zhao

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Prevalence, Pattern and Factors Associated with Developmental Delay amongst Under-5 Children in Nigeria: Evidence from Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2011–2017 by Olayide Olubunmi Olabumuyi, Obioma Chukwudi Uchendu, Pauline Aruoture Green

“…Across all the zones, delay in the literacy-numeracy domain of development was the most prevalent, with the highest (91.3% and 86.7%, respectively) in the Northeast zone during both rounds of the survey. Delay in the physical domain was, however, the least prevalent form of developmental delay across the zones, with the least in South South (20.6%) and Southeast (5.4%) in rounds 4 and 5. …”
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Energy and cost analysis of bottom waste cooking oil (B-WCO) based solid alcohol biofuel and supernatant waste cooking oil (S-WCO) based biodiesel by Ramin Nabizadeh, I.L. García, Zohreh Bahmani, Abbas Norouzian Baghani, Sodeh Sadjadi, Kamyar Yaghmaeian, Bahram Kamarehie, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Masud Yunesian

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Caffeinated chewing gum enhances maximal strength and muscular endurance during bench press and back squat exercises in resistance-trained men by Li Ding, Jue Liu, Yi Yao, Li Guo, Bin Chen, Yinhang Cao, Olivier Girard

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Threshold responses of freshwater fish community size spectra to invasive species by Bradley Novak, Brent A. Murry, Jeff S. Wesner, Vojsava Gjoni, Caroline C. Arantes, Erin Shepta, Justin P. F. Pomeranz, James R. Junker, Kathrine Zipfel, Andrew Stump, Levi E. Solomon, Kristopher A. Maxson, Jason A. DeBoer

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The effect of prednisolone ingestion and acute exercise on lipocalin-2 and its variants in young men: a pilot randomised crossover study by Carlie Bauer, Rhiannon K. Patten, Qiyang Sun, Haoyun Li, Daniels Konja, Mary Woessner, Xuzhu Lin, Andrew Garnham, David L. Hare, Peter R. Ebeling, Marc Sim, Joshua R. Lewis, Yu Wang, Lewan Parker, Itamar Levinger

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Damage of Green Synthetic Cement Slurry to Clastic Rock Reservoir by Meng Xu, Xin Tan, Libo Yang, Hanlie Cheng, David Cofell

“…In order to solve this problem, this study takes a typical clastic rock block in an oilfield in western China as the research object and carries out a geological survey of fracture development, pressure deficit, and cement slurry permeability leakage in the reservoir. The reservoir physical properties, clay mineral characteristics, and formation water quality of rock reservoirs are analyzed. …”
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